[lbo-talk] Israel’s Continuing Legal Responsibilities in the Gaza Strip

Bryan Atinsky bryan at alt-info.org
Thu Jun 21 05:05:18 PDT 2007


Israel’s Continuing Legal Responsibilities in the Gaza Strip

Written by Andreas Th. Müller for The Alternative Information Center (AIC)

Andreas Th. Müller, Department of European Law and Public International Law, University of Innsbruck (Austria)

In the wake of Hamas’ takeover of Gaza, Israeli National Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer was reported to have declared: “I am stopping everything until I understand what is happening over there. We simply have to increase the isolation of Gaza from Judea and Samaria; close them off completely. The only opening that should remain open is toward Rafah.”[1] Furthermore, the Israeli government, while lifting its economic boycott of the now Fatah-led Palestinian government in Ramallah, has announced plans for far-reaching economic isolation of the Gaza Strip.

This raises the question whether the State of Israel, as an occupying power, is in a position to decide on the question of its economic relationship with the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) just according to considerations of political opportunity. It must not be forgotten that under the international law of occupation, Israel is subject to a series of legal obligations, substantially limiting its legitimate political scope of action.

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For the full text: http://www.alternativenews.org/news/english/israels-continuing-legal-responsibilities-in-the-gaza-strip-20070621.html



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